Determinants of the Locations of Alternative Financial Service Providers

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-38

  Prager, Robin A ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative financial services; Check cashers; Pawnshops; Payday lending

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; LENDING BEHAVIOR; LOCATION DECISION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SERVICE SECTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904572532     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-014-9421-4     Document Type: Article

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